Recipes
Cottage cheese pancakes with fresh strawberry jam
Cottage cheese ups the protein content of these American-style pancakes, and along with the fibre-rich carbs from the oats they make a satisfying breakfast. The…
Puy lentil, orange & sunflower seed salad
Walnut oil has a warm, rich, nutty flavour that works beautifully with the lentils, red cabbage and celery in this salad. For optimum health and taste benefits…
Salt-cured carrot lox on rye
Who would have thought that carrots baked in a salt crust and then marinated would bear a resemblance to smoked salmon? Now, liquid smoke may sound a bit ‘Heston’,…
Tomato tarts with preserved lemon relish
Super-easy and super-looking! Tomatoes are at their flavoursome best now, especially those allowed to ripen on the vine before picking. To keep things simple,…
Books
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Health and Wellbeing magazine
So delighted to have been awarded a Highly Commended for The Part-time Vegetarian’s Year in this year’s H&W Awards. Big thanks to Health and Wellbeing magazine. Watch…
The Thrifty Veggie
My latest book shows how you can make simple, delicious, meat-free meals using storecupboard ingredients that are kind on the purse and the planet. With chapters…
The Right Carb
If you avoid carbs, think again… research shows that eating the right type in the right amount may contribute to the long-term health of our body and mind. They…
The Right Fat
We’ve switched to low-fat foods, but are we any healthier? Research suggests not… now’s the time to make a stand for fat – but you must be eating the right…
Simple tips for flexitarians
The Part-Time Vegetarian’s Year If my house is anything to go by, when it comes to mealtimes tastes and preferences can vary. So, a household, whether…
Breakfast bounty
I’m a creature of habit when it comes to breakfast and love my daily muesli fix, a throw-together mix of oats, nuts, seeds and fruit. This chocolate granola is…
Foraging for wild garlic
Walking is one of life’s pleasures, for me, and one that combines stunning scenery, spring sunshine with foraging ticks all the right boxes. The season for wild…
Spears of joy…
Right up there on my list of favourite veg is asparagus. The new asparagus season always fills me with joy and – not boasting – it’s partly because I have…